Yet another chap of Things Changed
THNX & KISSES to Arizosa for being my beta (I know you're smiling Zosa :P)
On to...
Chapter 16 A Time to Heal and Confess Love
~ Normal POV ~
For a week Harry and Audrey had been lying unconscious in the infirmary. Their broken bones most wounds were healed though some were still healing. They hardly had scars, but a few that just wouldn't disappear because they had been made with cursed items, which included the star burn mark, a thin cross shape scar over almost Harrys' entire back and three long scars on his tight. Audrey still had the snake as well as the large cut on her left arm and the one on her abdomen. Other signs of the torture had disappeared, not including the psychological ones. But those could be dealt with later.
Hermione, Ron, Draco, Blaise and Pansy had visited the two mages every day. They had returned to classes. Some students were starting to get suspicious as to why Harry and Audrey hadn't returned yet and started to try and follow them as they was always going up to the Infirmaries floor. They told those students that the two would be back soon, although the Infirmary part well... they would figure it out when the two of them came out anyway with one look at them.
Ron had taken over from Harry as captain, though everyone placed Quidditch on the sidelines, though Dumbledore was thinking of cancelling it for safety. Some were happy with that, others where not.
~*~
Audrey opened her eyes and closed them immediately against the bright light. She waited some minutes and then slowly opened them again while she groaned. She lifted her head, but immediately put it down again as she felt her head being to throb with the earthquake of headaches. She sighed, lay still for about five minutes and then forced herself to sit up. She panted with that big effort and waited a little longer and then opened her eyes.
She saw an empty bed in front of herself on the other side, and it looked as though many had being lying in it lately. She recognised the sheets Madam Pomfrey used and let out a relieved breath she hadn't known she was holding. It hadn't been a dream. She smiled a little. She was home.
She sighed and then looked to her left, catching her breath in her throat.
Harry was lying on the bed next to hers. She stared and whispered "Harry". Her voice was a bit raw from not being used for a long time.
Audrey sat back again and closed her eyes. She reached out with her magic and immediately felt the response of her element and the animals. She bathed and rolled in the feeling of warmth and friendship that the connection gave, having been deprived from the bond for nearly three weeks during her torture. She still didn't know why Harry and she had suddenly lost almost all of their abilities.
She blinked her eyes open. Next to her Harry had started to stir. Groaning a little as he blinked rapidly against the light he finally slowly opened his eyes and looked around, seeing Audrey on his right and smiled. Audrey smiled back.
"Were home" she whispered quietly.
Harry bent his head in the tiniest of nods.
"I know" he said equally in a raw whisper. He closed his eyes again and Audrey could feel him reach out with his magic, searching and holding it lovingly.
"It's restored" Harry said still holding his magic. He turned his head slightly and met Audrey's eyes as he opened his own. They could read many emotions on their faces. Relief...happiness. But the one they saw in their eyes, which was the same in both, was... love to which their breaths both quickened slightly.
They slowly looked away only to sneak a glance at the other again but caught the others eye at the same time and before they knew it they were standing in front of one another. Looking in to each others eyes was a little tricky, as Harry was two inches higher. She saw his face come closer and closer as he lent down, holding her eyes the entire time. She knew what was going to happen and closed her eyes a little in anticipation. A few seconds later...which seemed liked ages for her...Audrey felt Harry lips on her own and suddenly electricity shot between them, warming them to the core.
Harry closed his eyes as he was kissing Audrey, it felt so good and so right. His arms went around her waist while her arms went up and around his neck, her hand into his hair. Harry pulled Audrey closer. Soon they had to come up for air.
"Wow!" Harry gasped glassy eyed.
"I agree" Audrey said out of breath as she was leaning on him for support.
Harry recaptured her lips again, this time he licked her lower lip, his tongue begging for entrance, which Audrey happily granted with a small moan. Harry started to explore her mouth and soon met her tongue. The kiss became much more passionate. It felt like utter bliss to them. Harry started to walk backwards and sat on his bed, Audrey in his lap.
They were so wrapped up in kissing that they didn't notice the door open, or the people walk in. The aforementioned people got quite a shock when they saw the two persons kissing with so much passion that you could almost pluck at it.
Hermione smiled happily while Ron looked shocked for a second before he caught on and smiled.
"Ahem" Dumbledore cleared his throat, that all too damn well known twinkle in his eye.
Harry and Audrey both jumped, effectively making Audrey slide off of Harry lap, landing on her butt which sent a shiver of pain through her body. She lay there with Harry looking down on her with an evil little smile as she cursed and groaned on behalf of her predicament.
"You shouldn't be out of bed!" Poppy said, rushing forward as if nothing had happened and helped Audrey up and back into bed.
"Yes well, were happy to see you..." Dumbledore began but he was pushed out of the way as Ron and Hermione rushed forward with squeals and shouts to greet and hug their friends.
"You had us worried, you've been unconscious for a week" Hermione said hugging Audrey who hugged her back.
"Yeah, but by the display we just seen it seems that you're well on the way to healing mate" Ron happily said as he gave Harry a guy hug which is one arm slung over Harrys shoulders and a slap on the back at which Harry grimaced slightly on the behalf of his still sore ribs. Ron and Hermione then switched places and hugged their other friend whom were now blushing a nice shade of crimson while the other people in the room snickered.
Remus then walked forward to give Harry and Audrey each a hug. Snape just nodded at them in greeting, but his eyes showed a bit of relief and Harry and Audrey smiled inwardly as they noticed. Hermione then sat on Audrey's bed and Ron on Harry's.
Dumbledore smiled at them.
"So how good of a kisser is he?" Hermione whispered to Audrey.
"A very good one." Audrey whispered back with a devious smile.
~ Maybe you should try it with Prowl ~ she added mentally.
Hermione blushed at that.
"Now, were all very relieved that you are back with the conscious but the two of you still have to rest and let the rest of your wounds heal" Poppy said.
Harry and Audrey nodded.
"So how bad are we?" Harry asked.
"You could've been much worse. Most of your wounds have healed without leaving a scar but some scars won't fade away because they were made with a cursed item" Poppy said.
Audrey looked at her left arm and saw the scar where she had been cut first. She sighed.
"How much more?" she asked.
"There is one across you abdomen and a burn mark shaped like a snake on your chest, above your heart, the rest of your still healing wounds should heal without a problem" Poppy replied.
"Well it's better then I expected" Audrey softly replied.
"How about me?" Harry asked.
"You've got a cross shaped scar over your entire back, but it's thin. You've got the burn mark of a star on you right shoulder and three long scars on your tight" Poppy said.
Harry's eyes darkened at the mention of the burnmark and its memories but said "Could've been worse" and shrugged.
"Now enough chit-chat, out you go. These two need to rest!" Poppy said shooing them all out.
Dumbledore wanted to say something.
"Oh no Albus, not this time!" Poppy said and pushed him out through the door by his back.
Only Hermione and Ron remained with innocent faces. Poppy glared at them. "You've only got about one minute!" she said hotly.
"We'll tell Draco, Pansy and Blaise that you've woken up. Perhaps we'll visit tonight" Hermione said, giving a wink as she gave Audrey another hug.
"Take care, mate" Ron said to Harry as they turned and left.
"Now were going to look at the two of you" Poppy said, "How do you feel?"
"Good, just a bit sore, some stiff muscles" Harry said.
"Me too, the rest is fine" Audrey said.
"I'll go get some potions to relieve your muscles and some ointment for you" Poppy said walking to the other room. "Could've fooled me about the muscles, with that show when we walked in" they heard her mutter as she left the room.
Harry and Audrey blushed.
"So uhm..." Harry began nervously.
"What?" Audrey said curious.
"About the uhm...How long?"
Audrey got out of bed and walked to Harry's, he was already sitting up.
"How long I wanted to do this..." she said and brought her head down to kiss him.
This time the kiss was even more passionate. Audrey climbed onto Harry's bed and sat in his lap again. This kiss sent electricity through them, more that the last two. They didn't notice their power rising, or their aura's showing and mingling.
When they came up for air, they saw their mingled aura's around them.
"Whoa, what's this?" Harry asked.
"I don't know, but it feels good" Audrey said closing her eyes.
"I know something that feels good to" Harry said as he looked at the girl in his lap.
"What would that be my dear Snitch?" Audrey asked innocently while snuggling.
"Why my beloved Nova...that would be this..." Harry said and pulled her into another searing kiss.
They were still kissing when Poppy came in again.
"Are you two going to make this a habit?" she asked, not able to be really angry.
They stopped and blushed less this time.
"I could surely get used to this" Harry said grinning evilly at Madam Pomfrey.
"Now Audrey back into your own bed or you'll never heal!" Poppy said, a twitching of a smile on her face.
"Yes Poppy" Audrey said and got of Harry's lap and in to her own bed.
"Now you two will take these potions and rest. If you do so then you'll be out of here in a week more or less" Poppy said.
"Goodie, then we can mingle in the school again" Audrey said happily.
"Talking about school, how much did we miss?" Harry asked.
"A lot, but since you technically don't need the lessons Dumbledore has pardoned you from them" Poppy said.
"Yippie!" Audrey said, throwing her hands up, though she looked like she wished she hadn't. "Ouch" she said as she cradled her left arm.
"Yes, well enough fooling around. You two are going to take this dreamless sleep potion and sleep" Poppy said holding out two viles for them.
"But Madam Pomfrey, we've been unconscious for a week!" Harry protested.
"No complaining, just take the potion!" Poppy said and prodded each of them with a vial with a dark blue substance.
Harry and Audrey took the potion and were asleep within minutes.
~*~*~*~*~
Okay I know it's a bit short for me
but I'm already working on 17 and 18
shouldn't take long
although with my school you'll never know 'evil grin'
Anyway hope to see you next time
chapter 17 --- M.O.M under siege 'Zosa give up an evil cackle'
Yeah what she did,
Nova
THNX & KISSES to Arizosa for being my beta (I know you're smiling Zosa :P)
On to...
Chapter 16 A Time to Heal and Confess Love
~ Normal POV ~
For a week Harry and Audrey had been lying unconscious in the infirmary. Their broken bones most wounds were healed though some were still healing. They hardly had scars, but a few that just wouldn't disappear because they had been made with cursed items, which included the star burn mark, a thin cross shape scar over almost Harrys' entire back and three long scars on his tight. Audrey still had the snake as well as the large cut on her left arm and the one on her abdomen. Other signs of the torture had disappeared, not including the psychological ones. But those could be dealt with later.
Hermione, Ron, Draco, Blaise and Pansy had visited the two mages every day. They had returned to classes. Some students were starting to get suspicious as to why Harry and Audrey hadn't returned yet and started to try and follow them as they was always going up to the Infirmaries floor. They told those students that the two would be back soon, although the Infirmary part well... they would figure it out when the two of them came out anyway with one look at them.
Ron had taken over from Harry as captain, though everyone placed Quidditch on the sidelines, though Dumbledore was thinking of cancelling it for safety. Some were happy with that, others where not.
~*~
Audrey opened her eyes and closed them immediately against the bright light. She waited some minutes and then slowly opened them again while she groaned. She lifted her head, but immediately put it down again as she felt her head being to throb with the earthquake of headaches. She sighed, lay still for about five minutes and then forced herself to sit up. She panted with that big effort and waited a little longer and then opened her eyes.
She saw an empty bed in front of herself on the other side, and it looked as though many had being lying in it lately. She recognised the sheets Madam Pomfrey used and let out a relieved breath she hadn't known she was holding. It hadn't been a dream. She smiled a little. She was home.
She sighed and then looked to her left, catching her breath in her throat.
Harry was lying on the bed next to hers. She stared and whispered "Harry". Her voice was a bit raw from not being used for a long time.
Audrey sat back again and closed her eyes. She reached out with her magic and immediately felt the response of her element and the animals. She bathed and rolled in the feeling of warmth and friendship that the connection gave, having been deprived from the bond for nearly three weeks during her torture. She still didn't know why Harry and she had suddenly lost almost all of their abilities.
She blinked her eyes open. Next to her Harry had started to stir. Groaning a little as he blinked rapidly against the light he finally slowly opened his eyes and looked around, seeing Audrey on his right and smiled. Audrey smiled back.
"Were home" she whispered quietly.
Harry bent his head in the tiniest of nods.
"I know" he said equally in a raw whisper. He closed his eyes again and Audrey could feel him reach out with his magic, searching and holding it lovingly.
"It's restored" Harry said still holding his magic. He turned his head slightly and met Audrey's eyes as he opened his own. They could read many emotions on their faces. Relief...happiness. But the one they saw in their eyes, which was the same in both, was... love to which their breaths both quickened slightly.
They slowly looked away only to sneak a glance at the other again but caught the others eye at the same time and before they knew it they were standing in front of one another. Looking in to each others eyes was a little tricky, as Harry was two inches higher. She saw his face come closer and closer as he lent down, holding her eyes the entire time. She knew what was going to happen and closed her eyes a little in anticipation. A few seconds later...which seemed liked ages for her...Audrey felt Harry lips on her own and suddenly electricity shot between them, warming them to the core.
Harry closed his eyes as he was kissing Audrey, it felt so good and so right. His arms went around her waist while her arms went up and around his neck, her hand into his hair. Harry pulled Audrey closer. Soon they had to come up for air.
"Wow!" Harry gasped glassy eyed.
"I agree" Audrey said out of breath as she was leaning on him for support.
Harry recaptured her lips again, this time he licked her lower lip, his tongue begging for entrance, which Audrey happily granted with a small moan. Harry started to explore her mouth and soon met her tongue. The kiss became much more passionate. It felt like utter bliss to them. Harry started to walk backwards and sat on his bed, Audrey in his lap.
They were so wrapped up in kissing that they didn't notice the door open, or the people walk in. The aforementioned people got quite a shock when they saw the two persons kissing with so much passion that you could almost pluck at it.
Hermione smiled happily while Ron looked shocked for a second before he caught on and smiled.
"Ahem" Dumbledore cleared his throat, that all too damn well known twinkle in his eye.
Harry and Audrey both jumped, effectively making Audrey slide off of Harry lap, landing on her butt which sent a shiver of pain through her body. She lay there with Harry looking down on her with an evil little smile as she cursed and groaned on behalf of her predicament.
"You shouldn't be out of bed!" Poppy said, rushing forward as if nothing had happened and helped Audrey up and back into bed.
"Yes well, were happy to see you..." Dumbledore began but he was pushed out of the way as Ron and Hermione rushed forward with squeals and shouts to greet and hug their friends.
"You had us worried, you've been unconscious for a week" Hermione said hugging Audrey who hugged her back.
"Yeah, but by the display we just seen it seems that you're well on the way to healing mate" Ron happily said as he gave Harry a guy hug which is one arm slung over Harrys shoulders and a slap on the back at which Harry grimaced slightly on the behalf of his still sore ribs. Ron and Hermione then switched places and hugged their other friend whom were now blushing a nice shade of crimson while the other people in the room snickered.
Remus then walked forward to give Harry and Audrey each a hug. Snape just nodded at them in greeting, but his eyes showed a bit of relief and Harry and Audrey smiled inwardly as they noticed. Hermione then sat on Audrey's bed and Ron on Harry's.
Dumbledore smiled at them.
"So how good of a kisser is he?" Hermione whispered to Audrey.
"A very good one." Audrey whispered back with a devious smile.
~ Maybe you should try it with Prowl ~ she added mentally.
Hermione blushed at that.
"Now, were all very relieved that you are back with the conscious but the two of you still have to rest and let the rest of your wounds heal" Poppy said.
Harry and Audrey nodded.
"So how bad are we?" Harry asked.
"You could've been much worse. Most of your wounds have healed without leaving a scar but some scars won't fade away because they were made with a cursed item" Poppy said.
Audrey looked at her left arm and saw the scar where she had been cut first. She sighed.
"How much more?" she asked.
"There is one across you abdomen and a burn mark shaped like a snake on your chest, above your heart, the rest of your still healing wounds should heal without a problem" Poppy replied.
"Well it's better then I expected" Audrey softly replied.
"How about me?" Harry asked.
"You've got a cross shaped scar over your entire back, but it's thin. You've got the burn mark of a star on you right shoulder and three long scars on your tight" Poppy said.
Harry's eyes darkened at the mention of the burnmark and its memories but said "Could've been worse" and shrugged.
"Now enough chit-chat, out you go. These two need to rest!" Poppy said shooing them all out.
Dumbledore wanted to say something.
"Oh no Albus, not this time!" Poppy said and pushed him out through the door by his back.
Only Hermione and Ron remained with innocent faces. Poppy glared at them. "You've only got about one minute!" she said hotly.
"We'll tell Draco, Pansy and Blaise that you've woken up. Perhaps we'll visit tonight" Hermione said, giving a wink as she gave Audrey another hug.
"Take care, mate" Ron said to Harry as they turned and left.
"Now were going to look at the two of you" Poppy said, "How do you feel?"
"Good, just a bit sore, some stiff muscles" Harry said.
"Me too, the rest is fine" Audrey said.
"I'll go get some potions to relieve your muscles and some ointment for you" Poppy said walking to the other room. "Could've fooled me about the muscles, with that show when we walked in" they heard her mutter as she left the room.
Harry and Audrey blushed.
"So uhm..." Harry began nervously.
"What?" Audrey said curious.
"About the uhm...How long?"
Audrey got out of bed and walked to Harry's, he was already sitting up.
"How long I wanted to do this..." she said and brought her head down to kiss him.
This time the kiss was even more passionate. Audrey climbed onto Harry's bed and sat in his lap again. This kiss sent electricity through them, more that the last two. They didn't notice their power rising, or their aura's showing and mingling.
When they came up for air, they saw their mingled aura's around them.
"Whoa, what's this?" Harry asked.
"I don't know, but it feels good" Audrey said closing her eyes.
"I know something that feels good to" Harry said as he looked at the girl in his lap.
"What would that be my dear Snitch?" Audrey asked innocently while snuggling.
"Why my beloved Nova...that would be this..." Harry said and pulled her into another searing kiss.
They were still kissing when Poppy came in again.
"Are you two going to make this a habit?" she asked, not able to be really angry.
They stopped and blushed less this time.
"I could surely get used to this" Harry said grinning evilly at Madam Pomfrey.
"Now Audrey back into your own bed or you'll never heal!" Poppy said, a twitching of a smile on her face.
"Yes Poppy" Audrey said and got of Harry's lap and in to her own bed.
"Now you two will take these potions and rest. If you do so then you'll be out of here in a week more or less" Poppy said.
"Goodie, then we can mingle in the school again" Audrey said happily.
"Talking about school, how much did we miss?" Harry asked.
"A lot, but since you technically don't need the lessons Dumbledore has pardoned you from them" Poppy said.
"Yippie!" Audrey said, throwing her hands up, though she looked like she wished she hadn't. "Ouch" she said as she cradled her left arm.
"Yes, well enough fooling around. You two are going to take this dreamless sleep potion and sleep" Poppy said holding out two viles for them.
"But Madam Pomfrey, we've been unconscious for a week!" Harry protested.
"No complaining, just take the potion!" Poppy said and prodded each of them with a vial with a dark blue substance.
Harry and Audrey took the potion and were asleep within minutes.
~*~*~*~*~
Okay I know it's a bit short for me
but I'm already working on 17 and 18
shouldn't take long
although with my school you'll never know 'evil grin'
Anyway hope to see you next time
chapter 17 --- M.O.M under siege 'Zosa give up an evil cackle'
Yeah what she did,
Nova